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Ratings Breakdown

Rooms18.5

Public Spaces18

Service18.5

Overall18.5

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What I liked:

Super nice and helpful staff, well appointed and laid-out rooms and the terrace was fantastic.

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Hotel Description

No matter how many stylish boutique hotels open in New York City, it seems it’s never quite enough. So to the Thompson group, who seem to be opening an endless stream of them, we can only say: keep them coming. Surrounded by some of lower Manhattan’s top restaurants and shops, in Tribeca, the Smyth is a 100-room luxury boutique standing proudly over West Broadway.

Here the dark and slightly masculine Thompson house style is used to stunning effect, its rooms and suites clean in line yet rich in color, its public spaces swanky and romantic, whether by day or by night. Fittings are strictly boutique-luxe, with iPod docks and massive LCDs in the bedrooms, and faultless high-flow rain showers and C.O. Bigelow products in the striking tiled bathrooms. Recent renovations, courtesy of Gachot Studios, complement these striking interiors with only-in-NYC elements like art sourced from local galleries and floor-to-ceiling windows showcasing lower Manhattan's matchless glamour.

It suits the neighborhood perfectly, which is very much the point — Tribeca’s twin threads of downtown grit and upscale sheen are visible all throughout Smyth’s design. Downstairs, there’s a surprisingly well-equipped fitness center, and the ground floor is given over to Evening Bar, whose small plates, craft cocktails, and cozy fireplace should be just the ticket. Between that and Little Park, a stylish brasserie featuring farm-to-table cuisine, you could say the center of gravity of Tribeca’s nightlife has shifted a bit farther to the south.